Xiaomi is launching a new selfie-focused phone in India on November 2

Xiaomi will announce a selfie-focused phone and the global version of MIUI 9 next week.

Xiaomi has been on a tear lately, and it doesn't look like the company is looking to slow down anytime soon. After launching the Mi A1 and the Mi Mix 2 in recent weeks, the company is now getting ready to introduce another product in a "new series" in the country on November 2. If the wording sounds familiar, that's the same statement Xiaomi used while introducing the Mi A1 in India back in September.

The teaser image for the launch shows off a fast charging icon, so whatever the company is introducing, it'll have quick charging. One of the main drawbacks of Xiaomi phones this year was the lack of fast charging — the Redmi Note 4 and Mi A1 max out at 5V/2A — and it looks like Xiaomi is finally going to address that particular issue with its upcoming device. A tweet from managing director Manu Kumar Jain suggests it'll be a selfie-focused phone:

Xiaomi will also launch the global version of MIUI 9 at the event. The latest version of Xiaomi's custom skin has a similar lightning icon — meant to symbolize under-the-hood optimizations — and while the global ROM has been in beta form for a few months, a stable build isn't ready yet.

Xiaomi is doing incredibly well in India, with Jain stating that the company sold 4 million phones over the last 30 days:

Reader comments

Xiaomi is launching a new selfie-focused phone in India on November 2

A mate of mine have the Mi A1 Android one version and to be honest it looks pretty good, I was going to buy one myself, in some ways I wish I did instead of the P10 lite, both the same price here in the UK.

The Mi A1 seemed to be well built and pretty nifty, quality of audio was ok for phone calls. It is pretty slippery in the hand without a case mind you, but then a lot of phones seem to be like that these days.